#title Objects, their modes and attributes
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==== Intrinsic attributes: mode and length ====
{{{
> z <- 0:9
> digit <- as.character(z)
> digit
 [1] "0" "1" "2" "3" "4" "5" "6" "7" "8" "9"
> d <- as.integer(digit)
> d
 [1] 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
> 
}}}
==== Changing the length of an object ====
{{{
> e <- numeric()
> e
numeric(0)
> e[3] <- 17
> e
[1] NA NA 17
> alpha <- 1:10
> alpha <- alpha[2 * 1:5]
> alpha
[1]  2  4  6  8 10
> length(alpha) <- 3
> alpha
[1] 2 4 6
> 
}}}

==== Getting and setting attributes ====
{{{
> attr(z, "dim") <- c(10, 10)
}}}
==== The class of an object ====
{{{
> winter
> unclass(winter)
}}}